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The scope of a general counsel’s responsibilities has expanded manifold over the past decades as new risk factors continue to emerge at an alarming rate: digital transformation and technological innovations implications; new data privacy regulations; increased cyber vulnerabilities; intensifying scrutiny into culture, values and diversity practices; and the mounting social call for enhanced sustainability and corporate responsibility are all factors that can derail a company in its tracks—not to mention the now very real post-Covid considerations of workplace safety.

This white paper presents the perspective of hundreds of CEOs on the evolving role of the GC and how they are tackling the constant flow of disruption.

 


THE ROLE AND VALUE OF TODAY'S MODERN GC

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THE CEO PERSPECTIVE

KEY FINDINGS

Almost all public company GCs are now an integral part of the senior leadership team, compared with only 57% of private companies.

Business acumen is the top area where CEOs say their GC could improve to further add value to the team. 

Overall, the majority of companies have not yet identified a successor for their GC—a proportion that is correlated to company size.